With so much focus on what goes into our food these days, people are often left wondering what ingredients are okay to eat. Especially when it comes to additives and other man-made ingredients. Aspartame is one of these additives. It is a synthetic sweetener found in most sugar-free gums, beverages, and candies. At first, everyone was excited about this new sweetener that could replace the sugar in food. But then, it became known that aspartame has been linked to symptoms including (but not limited to) headaches, dizziness, mood change, vomiting/nausea, and even a change in heart rate. Who wants to eat that?
Recently I had the opportunity to try a gum that is both sugar-free and aspartame-free. Since I like to chew gum, and because I am so curious, I decided to give it a try!
Instead of sugar or Aspartame, Pür Gum is sweetened with an all-natural sweetener found in many fruits and vegetables known as Xylitol. It looks like sugar, tastes like sugar, has the same sweetness as sugar, but it has none of the negative side effects of white sugar or artificial sweeteners, and no yucky after-taste. In fact, Xylitol has actually been found to aide in digestion, stabilize insulin and hormone levels and even prevent tooth decay! The list of positive facts goes on and on, you can learn more HERE.
Pür is a fitting name for this gum as not only is it aspartame-free, but it is also vegan, gluten-free, non-gmo, nut-free, diabetic friendly and dairy free! It is completely safe for pregnant moms and children of any age.
I have to be honest here and say that I was expecting it to taste like all sugar-free gums taste, with that flat, fake-sweet taste that remains in your mouth long after the gum is gone. I was expecting it to lose all flavor after about 25 chews, too. While I have been long convinced that no sugar-free gum can be made to taste the way gum with sugar tastes, Pür Gum definitely comes close! Each of the four flavors I tried was sweet and full of flavor that lasted quite a while. Out of all the flavors, I have to say the Spearmint and the Peppermint were my two favorites.
Pür Gum makes for a great treat for those of us who are trying to watch what we eat. I love that it is so, well, pure, without any chemicals, gluten or other yucky ingredients. And the fact that it is actually helpful toward your teeth, well that is a great bonus! I definitely recommend Pür Gum!
Pür Gum is available in four yummy flavors: Spearmint, Peppermint, Wintergreen and Pomegranate Mint. You can find it both online and off. To find a location near you, check out the FIND US page on the Pür Gum website. And of course, you can always find it on Amazon.com! It comes in both 9 piece packs that are the perfect size for carrying in your purse or pocket, and 2.82 ounce bags. This Halloween give the Trick-or-Treaters a real treat, one that is pure goodness, Pur Gum!
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